viaduct

[ vahy-uh-duhkt ]

/ ˈvaɪ əˌdʌkt /

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noun

a bridge for carrying a road, railroad, etc., over a valley or the like, consisting of a number of short spans.

RELATED WORDS

overpass, bridge, ramp

Nearby words

via, via dolorosa, via media, viability, viable, viaduct, viagra, vial, viand, viangchan, viareggio

Origin of viaduct

1810–20; < Latin via way + (aque)duct

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Examples from the Web for viaduct

Meanwhile, four young women were walking under a South Side viaduct on Monday evening when a gunman rode up on a bicycle.
Obama, Why Aren’t You in Chiraq?|Michael Daly|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The length of this viaduct is 105 yards, and the highest of the seven arches about fifty feet.
Old Rome|Robert Burn
And the hansom swung away into the traffic, leaving the boy standing on the pavement on the north side of the viaduct.
The King of Diamonds|Louis Tracy
Beyond the viaduct the road descends into a valley, at the bottom of which runs the classic Almo.
Roman Mosaics|Hugh Macmillan

A viaduct with narrow arches carried the railway across the last ravine of the Estrel.
Riviera Towns|Herbert Adams Gibbons
Having crossed the Twenty-third Street viaduct I was lost in darkness; there were no lights save in the far distance.
Broke|Edwin A. Brown

British Dictionary definitions for viaduct

viaduct

/ (ˈvaɪəˌdʌkt) /

noun

a bridge, esp for carrying a road or railway across a valley, etc, consisting of a set of arches supported by a row of piers or towers

Word Origin for viaduct

C19: from Latin via way + dūcere to bring, on the model of aqueduct

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Word Origin and History for viaduct

viaduct

1816, from Latin via "road" (see via) + -duct as in aqueduct. French viaduc is an English loan-word.